This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Progressive Verb Tenses – Quiz 21 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Progressive Verb Tenses Quiz 21 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Classify this sentence:Samuel drives to work every morning. A) Simple present. B) Present progressive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple present. 2. Lucy, leave the room.Which is true of the above sentence? A) It is a command. B) It is a question. C) It is a statement. D) It is exclamatory. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It is a command. 3. The cat is jumping on the sofa. A) Past. B) Present. C) Future. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Present. 4. Identify the progressive tense of the verb.We were measuring the olive oil when the phone rang. A) Present progressive. B) Past progressive. C) Future progressive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Past progressive. 5. Which words BEST complete the sentence below?I listened carefully while the teacher ..... the problem. A) Will be explaining. B) Were explaining. C) Was explaining. D) Is explaining. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was explaining. 6. Mrs. Balogun will be traveling around the world this coming spring. A) Present progressive. B) Past progressive. C) Future progressive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Future progressive. 7. I ..... doing my math homework tonight. (Future) A) Was. B) Am. C) Will be. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Will be. 8. Complete the sentence with the present-tense form of the verb.Cougars tread lightly on the ground as they walk, so it is often difficult to follow their tracks. A) Tread. B) Treaded. C) Treads. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tread. 9. Identify which verb form the sentence below is written in.Jane was laughing throughout the film. A) Present progressive. B) Past progressive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Past progressive. 10. Convert the verb phrase "are playing" from the sentence "Abraham and Izzy are playing in the park when it suddenly starts to rain" to present progressive tense. A) Play. B) Are playing. C) Have been playing. D) Will be playingTagsDOK Level 3:Strategic Thinking. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Are playing. 11. Mom ..... the food for the party.(Present-warm) A) Was warming. B) Are warming. C) Will be warming. D) Is warming. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Is warming. 12. They were talking to you. A) Past progressive tense. B) Present progressive tense. C) Future progressive tense. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Past progressive tense. 13. Mrs Smith is a journalist and ..... (work) for the Times. A) Work. B) Works. C) Working. D) Is working. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Works. 14. Kara will be feeding the family's new dog.5B. Is the verb in the above sentence past progressive, present progressive, or future progressive? A) Past progressive. B) Present progressive. C) Future progressive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Future progressive. 15. Which sentence correctly uses the present progressive verb tense? A) I was not laughing at his joke. B) I will be not laughing at his joke. C) I not laughing at his joke. D) I am not laughing at his joke. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I am not laughing at his joke. 16. Has been, have been + present participle of main verb= what verb tense? A) Present Perfect Progressive. B) Past Perfect Progressive. C) Future Perfect Progressive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Present Perfect Progressive. 17. Form a sentence using the future progressive tense with the verb 'to read'. A) I read a book tomorrow. B) I am reading a book next week. C) I will read a book yesterday. D) I will be reading a book tomorrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I will be reading a book tomorrow. 18. Read each sentence carefully and choose the verb that correctly shows the progressive tense.9. She ..... the dog while I watered the plants. A) Is walking. B) Was walking. C) Walks. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was walking. 19. He has written half of his paper already. A) Past perfect. B) Present perfect. C) Present. D) Past. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Present perfect. 20. Nick and Amy were swimming in the pool until late at night. A) Past Progressive. B) Present Progressive. C) Future Progressive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Past Progressive. 21. Look, the mother cat ..... her baby kittens. (play) A) Is playing. B) Are playing. C) Were playing. D) Was playing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is playing. 22. Next summer I ..... the pool. A) Was joining. B) Were joining. C) Will be joining. D) Are joining. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Will be joining. 23. In what tense is this sentence written?Bella is using her computer. A) Present progressive tense. B) Past progressive tense. C) Future progressive tense. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Present progressive tense. 24. Yesterday, I ..... for the exam. A) Studying. B) Will study. C) Studied. D) Study. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Studied. 25. Which words BEST complete the sentence below?My brothers ..... their chores when I arrived home. A) Were doing. B) Was doing. C) Will be doing. D) Is doing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were doing. 26. Progressive Tense? The cat is meowing wildly at the dog. A) Yes, this sentence has progressive tense. B) No, this sentence does not have progressive tense. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes, this sentence has progressive tense. 27. Jake ..... typing his essay when the power suddenly went out. A) Will be. B) Was. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was. 28. My dog ..... me everywhere.(past-follow) A) Is following. B) Was following. C) Will be following. D) Are following. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was following. 29. Which sentence is in the future progressive tense? (a) I will be traveling (b) I traveled (c) I am traveling A) I was traveling. B) I am going to travel. C) I will travel. D) I will be traveling. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I will be traveling. 30. Which of the following sentences is in the past progressive? (a) She was cooking (b) She cooks (c) She will cook A) She has cooked. B) She cooked. C) She is cooking. D) She was cooking. 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